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"Il Sogno" (stylized as "IL SOGNO"; Italian for "The Dream") is a song by Indonesian singer Isyana Sarasvati. It was released under her own record label Redrose Records as a single on 6 March 2021. Written by Isyana herself, the song describes her dreams and her attempt to understand them. The recording was produced by Kenan Loui and combines progressive rock and classical music elements just like Sarasvati's songs since her third album Lexicon (2019).

Writing and lyrics

"Il Sogno" was written by Sarasvati and the song describes her dreams and her attempts to understand them. Isyana said that she is interested in dreams, so she wanted to write a song about her experiences and questions on her dreams.

The title of "Il Sogno" is Italian for "dream" while its lyrics is mostly written in English, with several parts that are in Italian. Isyana said that she included Italian elements in this song because she remembered how she used to sing opera during her college days.

Music

The recording for "Il Sogno" was produced by Kenan Loui, who previously produced several Isyana's songs, namely "Ragu Semesta", "Pendekar Cahaya", "Lexicon", and "Unlock the Key". Like her songs since her third album Lexicon (2019), "Il Sogno" combines elements from rock and classical music. The song features opera seria vocals from Isyana and progressive rock instruments.

Music video

"Il Sogno" music video was released on 7 April 2021. It visualizes Isyana's dreams that are mentioned on the lyrics; CNN Indonesia points out how Himalaya Mountains appears during the line "climbing to the top of Himalaya" and the camera movement through a cloudy sky towards the Moon during the line "blinded by a mist under the moonlight". They also describes how the scene during the transition from opera to rock music "moves following the beat of the piano, drum and guitar instruments." The animation for the video was done by Motionbeast studio.

For their work on this music video, Motionbeast was nominated for Best Music Video in 24th Anugerah Musik Indonesia. At the 2021 Maya Awards, "Il Sogno" won an award for Best Music Video.

Collaboration with Deadsquad

On 23 March 2021, Sarasvati announced in her Instagram account that she will be collaborating with Indonesian death metal band Deadsquad on "Il Sogno". This collaboration was first performed live on I Don't Give a Fest concert on 10 April 2021. In this performance, the song was accompanied by screaming from Deadsquad then-vocalist, Daniel Mardhany.

"Il Sogno" was further rearranged until it was released as a new single on 27 December 2021. In the single version, the guttural growls are done by Agustinus Widi, who had replaced Mardhany as Deadsquad's vocalist at that point, and it has tremolo riffs arranged by Sarasvati and Deadsquad guitarist Stevie Item. The music video for the new single was released on Sarasvati's YouTube channel on 27 January 2022. In 25th Anugerah Musik Indonesia, this metal arrangement won Best Metal Solo Artist/Group/Collaboration category.

References

1. ^ Bagas Rahadian (7 March 2021). Alvin Bahar (ed.). "Kembali dengan Lagu Antimainstream, Isyana Rilis 'IL SOGNO'" [Coming back with an anti-mainstream song, Isyana releases "Il Sogno"]. Hai (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
2. ^ Dyah Paramita Saraswati (12 March 2021). "Isyana Sarasvati Tafsirkan Mimpi dalam IL SOGNO" [Isyana Sarasvasti interprets dreams in Il Sogno]. detikHot (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
3. Agustinus Shindu Alpito (9 March 2021). "Isyana Sarasvati Rangkum Kisah Alam Bawah Sadar di Single Terbaru" [Isyana Sarasvati summarizes the story of the unconscious in her newest single]. Medcom.id (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
4. adp (8 April 2021). "Menyelam dalam Mimpi Isyana di Video Musik Il Sogno" [Diving inside Isyana's dreams in "Il Sogno" music video]. CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
5. Isyana Sarasvati (7 April 2021). "Isyana Sarasvati - IL SOGNO (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
6. Suci Nurhaliza (18 October 2021). Alviansyah Pasaribu (ed.). "Daftar lengkap nominasi AMI Awards 2021" [Complete list of 2021 AMI Awards nominations]. ANTARA News (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
7. Lia Wanadriani Santosa (28 March 2022). Alviansyah Pasaribu (ed.). "Para pemenang Piala Maya 10, "Yuni" borong 7 penghargaan" [The winners of the 10th Maya Awards, "Yuni" won 7 awards]. ANTARA News (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
8. Ady Prawira Riandi (23 March 2021). Andi Muttya Keteng Pangerang (ed.). "Isyana Sarasvati Duet dengan Deadsquad dalam IL SOGNO" [Isyana Sarasvati duets with Deadsquad in "Il Sogno"]. Kompas.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
9. Bagas Rahadian (11 April 2021). "Isyana Sarasvati x DeadSquad di IDGAF 2021: Sahut-Sahutan Vokal Seriosa dan Growl" [Isyana Sarasvati x DeadSquad on IDGAF 2021: back-and-forth between seria vocals and growls]. Hai (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
10. Surej Singh (27 December 2021). "Isyana Sarasvati and DeadSquad share brutal new version of 'Il Sogno'". NME. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
11. Prambors Writer (30 December 2021). "Lebih Sangar dan Brutal, Isyana Sarasvati dan DeadSquad Kembali Rilis Single "Il Sogno"" [More frightening and brutal, Isyana Sarasvatin and DeadSquad release "Il Sogno" single again]. Prambors FM (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
12. Melvina Tionardus (28 January 2022). Novianti Setuningsih (ed.). ""Il Sogno" Jadi Metal, Isyana Sarasvati Kolaborasi Dengan DeadSquad" [A metal version of "Il Sogno", Isyana Sarasvati collaborates with DeadSquad]. Kompas.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
13. Cynthia Lova (14 October 2022). Andi Muttya Keteng Pangerang (ed.). "Daftar Lengkap Pemenang AMI Awards 2022" [Complete list of AMI Awards 2022 winners]. Kompas.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.

• 2021 songs
• 2021 singles
• English-language Indonesian songs
• Isyana Sarasvati songs